Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-04
Severely Injured at a Dance.

NEGRO GUS A WOMAN WITH A KNIFE
This morning about O'Clock, at a dance given
AT JohnSOn's hall on p street. between 10Th and
18th streets northwest George Weeks. colored.
Stabbed and badly injured Maria Evans also col
ored. IN the stomach with knife, and afterward
made his escape. The injured woman was re-
moved 10 her home On 18th street, between T and
= s.reets northwest, and a physician was SUM-
arrived In the absence OF physician, it Is i'm
possible to state the extent OF her injuries.
RoBsERIEs REPoKTER--Henry Paul, Gil 7th street
northwest, reports that while in a saloon on Penn
Sssan I avenue between 12th and 18th streets
LtSt night, ne was robbed OF gold scarf pin worth
$40 John q. Green, Nichols avenue REPORTS that
MS chiGAen house Was entered last night and rob-
p uoi II Chlckehs and twOducks- Arthur Mclean,
jackson street, Anacosta reports that some time
"wednesday night Ills printing or1ice was entered
A1o ioooeu Vi printing material worth 1856.
SUDDEN DE,TH--Yesterday Kate Lane. white
woman about forty-nve years old employed Tor
three years past a servant at the residence ~
ELIAS " Leonard, No. 1lOI 18th street northwest
s oieu .nee very suddenly Dr. g; III. Shoulders
Her body was removed 10 the morgue az the sixfh
precinct, but subsequently,, at the instance OF MT
Charge OF the remains
FINED FOR CONTEMPT OF CoUKr-In the case OF
John I. Kelley, tried IN the Police Govt yester
day, on a charge OF keeping his bar open on sur
day, witness named Charles Leopold failed 10
answer. As his evidence was considered OF some
Importance and the case failed without it. the
court issued an attachment for him. on which he
was brought before the court this morning for
contempt He said he could not attend court
yesterday on account OF some important business
he had 10 look after. The Judge lined him go the
amount usually imposed upon saloon keepers for
violating the sunday law. Joseph Il. SJanIy, the
witness whose testimony was contradlcted by
other witnesses, said, upon cross-eXamination,
that he had been arrested and sent TO Jail for
theft The records show that he arrested on
aeharge Of theft and Was acquitted
The OLD GUAKD--At a meeting OF the ''Old
Guard LAST night, the committee on the recent
carnival anu mart made report showing that at
icdst 5000 pront WAS made. TWO active
members were elected and o. ID. Ambrose and S.
a H. Nchlm were elected honorary members.
1BE DEPRAyrTY OF WASHINGTON BoYS-Last
night Was The young Mems Night" OF the Metro
pcLt;tn VI. E church. Tine subject OF the discus
Sion was the vice prevailing among the youths OF
our city one gentleman spoke OF several boys
VINO had been frequenterS OF a pool room. All OF
Them, he said. were now confined in the peniten-
tiary- la visiting thirfy-siX rooms he counted
thOse present and the aggregate was 26S boys and
some girls. The subject Will be further discussed
MARRIAGE LIcESsEs.-Marriage licenses have
Deen issued by the clerk OF the court 10 Jacob
Hiliery and Mary Ellen Mack; James b. Shearer
AMANDA Hines; solomon Jefferson and Sophia
Robinson.
GRAND GARDEN OF sweet feminfnfty az Ker.
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